How to bet on the CFL

With football having been one of the popular sports in Canada for over a century, it is no surprise that the Canadian Football League (CFL) is one of the country’s most popular sporting competitions with fans and bettors alike.

While it is often compared to the NFL, there are several differences between the CFL and its American counterpart. Among the most notable are the CFL’s use of a larger ball, a wider and longer field, and rules that limit possessions to just three downs compared to the four used in the NFL. Such differences have helped the CFL and Grey Cup catch the interest of football fans and bettors, who treat it as an uniquely enjoyable alternative to the NFL.

However, one similarity it does share is the range of exciting CFL markets available to bet on throughout the season. Canada’s top sportsbooks offer markets including the moneyline, point spread, and total or over/under for every single game, along with futures and prop bets.

With legal and regulated sports betting set to become commonplace across Canada, it is also likely that the options for CFL betting will grow in the near future. Read on to learn more about why there has arguably never been a better time to get into CFL betting.

While distinct differences in the Canadian game sets the CFL apart from the NFL on the gridiron, that doesn’t mean there is a shortage of exciting CFL markets to wager on.

The most popular CFL markets include:

• Moneyline bets: This is a simple bet on which team will win a CFL game outright.

• Point spread bets: This is a type of wager for which bettors predict whether a team will win or lose a CFL match by a margin set by the sportsbook.

• Total or over/under bets: Betting the total or over/under for a CFL game is a wager on whether the total number of points in the game will fall above or below a specified amount set by the sportsbook.

• Parlays: A parlay is a bet that incorporates multiple wagers for better odds. You can place a same-game CFL parlay (several selections on the same game) or a multi-CFL game parlay (several selections across different games).

• Prop bets: Prop bets allow you to wager on nearly anything that could happen during a CFL game not directly linked to the final bet e.g. how many passes a quarterback will compete.

• Futures: There are multiple CFL futures available throughout the season, including which team will win the Grey Cup and who will be crowned Most Outstanding Player.